Items tagged "mobile"

Mobile Monday: Mobile Future Part 2: Interfaces Matter (Sydney, Australia)

Monday, September 1st, 2008 by Casey Glass
September 1, 2008
6:30 pmto8:30 pm
  • The Privilege Bar, Sydney CBD (part of the Blacket Hotel)
  • Entry on George St., (corner George and King.) Map.

The second part of Mobile Monday Sydney’s series on Mobile Futures - this time focusing on what we all know to be true : user experience is absolutely vital to humanising technology.

At the very beginning of what may well come to be known as the era of multi-touch, we’re going to be examining some different aspects of the user experience with some of Australia’s stars in the field.

iPhone Usage Analysis
James Cleary from groundbreaking Australian mobile company Amethon will speak to this topic, presenting some of their analysis of iPhone usage.

Defining Perceived Value in Mobile Media
Mobile expert Mac Walker will be discussing a new model for understanding customer perceived value in mobile services, drawing on his years as a manager of 3G mobile portals.

Mobile User Experience
Finally, Sheen Yap - Head of User Experience and Creative Services at 3 Mobile will be talking about the critical elements of the user experience on mobile.

Bring your mobile !
Should be a fascinating night with plenty of real-world insights and lots of opportunities to meet new people, make personal and professional contacts, and be inspired. Come along and meet your peers in the Sydney mobile and wireless industry!

RSVP now

Pictures from last month’s show.

‘Sketching’ Mobile User Interfaces - NYC UPA (New York, NY, US)

Sunday, March 16th, 2008 by Whitney Quesenbery
March 25, 2008
6:00 pm

Learn how global trends in mobile computing will change the practice of user experience development from Michael Jefferson and Clay Wiedemann at frog design.
One of the greatest challenges in designing for mobile devices is gaining perspective early. What you see in a wireframe or a comp on the desktop and what you see when you hold the same design in your hand can often be an entirely different experience.

How can we move into this handheld environment earlier? What methods can we use to simulate the interactions and gain insight on usability? In this talk, frog design will share some techniques used to approach a recent multi-modal handset UI.

We will show examples of how simple dialogue, paper prototyping, video simulation and ‘wizard of oz’ environments were employed to gather concrete findings while allowing for maximum flexibility.

Location:

frog design
325 Hudson Street,
7th Floor (Entrance on Vandam)
New York, NY 10013
Cost:
NYC-UPA members: $10
Non-members: $20
Bon-members with 1 year membership: $25
Full-time students: $5 (students please provide valid ID)
RSVP: http://nycupa20080325.eventbrite.com
Please note ticket office will be closed by 4 p.m. Monday, March 24, 2008

More information about the Usability Professionals Association (NYC Chapter)

NYC-CHI: Mobile Entertainment (NYC, NY, USA)

Thursday, January 10th, 2008 by Whitney Quesenbery
January 22, 2008
6:30 pmto8:30 pm

NYC-CHI Meeting: MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT - Portable Fun. Increased expectations for mobility require user experience experts and content providers alike to refocus and optimize the fun to fit on a variety of portable platforms. Join us to learn more about this sizzling subject!

Scott Weiss will be joined John Paris, Director of Mobile Products, Time Inc. Interactive for this presentation.
Location: Time & Life Building at 1271 6th/50th street
(Please be prepared to show ID and allow time for security procedures such as bag scan)

Cost: Free

Registration Information: http://nycchi22jan08.eventbrite.com

Wireless, Wimax & Mobile 2008 and Beyond (NYC, NY, USA)

Thursday, January 10th, 2008 by Whitney Quesenbery
January 17, 2008
7:30 amto10:00 am

A a breakfast and panel discussion featuring leading technology innovators on:

Wireless, Wimax & Mobile 2008 and Beyond: The future of Communications

The panel includes:

  • Eric Bader, MediaVest
  • Laura Forlano, Visiting Fellow at the Information Society Project at Yale
    Law School
  • Dana Spiegel. Executive Director of NYCWireless
  • Ari Zoldan, CEO and Founder of Launch 3 Communications
  • Moderator: Sree Sreenivasan, WNBC’s technology reporter

LOCATION:
SobelMedia World Headquarters
4 West 43rd Street/Main Ballroom
New York, NY 10036

Please RSVP to:nymieg@gmail.com

Register at: http://bsobel.googlepages.com/nymiegeventregistration.
Members $30/Non-Members and Guests $50